On Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:11:24 -0700 David <[email protected]> dijo: >> Once logged in I opened /etc/shadow as root (using nano) and added * >> in front of the JJJ line. Then I rebooted. Sadly, I should not have >> done that, because now I can't log in, even at the command line. >> Whatever I enter for the password (including leaving it blank) >> results in "incorrect password" error. I get the same error message >> if I try to log in as root. > >If you can get logged in as root again, you can try one of two things: > >1) exec 'passwd jjj' to reset the hash >2) remove the '*' in /etc/shadow and then you will have no password
The /etc/shadow file (before editing) showed jjj:*<a long string of characters>. I assume the long string of characters was the hash. First I just added * in front of the line. Afterward I was unable to log in even at the command line (Ctrl-F1). Subsequent messages said that putting the * in front disabled the account. So I removed it, but was still unable to log in, even from the command line (Ctrl-F1). Subsequently I noted that all the other accounts were followed by :*, so I added :* after mine (l3eaving the rest of the line blank). From the above advice this is supposed to leave me with no password, but I still can't log in. Even leaving the password box empty at the login screen gives the "wrong password" error. Right now the line in /etc/shadow says: jjj:* Is this what it's supposed to say to just log in without a password? _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
